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BEFORE USING YOUR VCR

 

IMPORTANT NOTES ON YOUR VCR

 

IDEAL VCR LOCATION

 

 

PLACE THE VCR..

 

... on a flat level surface away from radiators 
or other heat sources and out of direct 
sunlight.

... and video tapes away from magnetic 
sources such as speakers or microwave ovens. 

... at least 8” (20cm) away from the TV.

... away from curtains, carpets or other 
materials and allow ventilation space around 
the VCR.

 

DO NOT...

 

... block the air-vent openings.

... expose the VCR to excessive dust, 
mechanical vibration or shock.

... place any heavy object or liquid on top of 
the VCR. If liquid drops inside the VCR unplug 
immediately and contact your SHARP dealer.  
Do not use the VCR.

... insert or drop anything into the tape 
compartment or through the 
air-vents, as this could result in serious 
damage, fire or an electric shock.

 

POWER SOCKETS

 

To avoid overheating or even fire, insert the 
plug correctly into the socket.

 

DO NOT...

 

... overload power sockets, this may cause a 
fire or electric shock.

... pull the power cord to disconnect the plug 
from the mains.

... bind the power cords together.

This VCR is not equipped with a mains power 
switch. Accordingly, nominal current to drive 
the clock is drawn at all times when the AC 
power cord is plugged into a wall socket. If 
the VCR is not to be used for an extended 
period be sure to unplug the cord.

 

TINS3810 ENGLISH.book  Page 2  Wednesday, May 3, 2000  4:13 PM

Summary of Contents for VC-MH75FPM

Page 1: ...ing back an S VHS tape VC MH76FPM ONLY 18 Playing back an NTSC tape 18 Digital Display 19 Blue mute 20 Colour 20 secam 20 16 9 Playback and recording VC MH76FPM 20 Television system 21 Searching the video tape 22 Digital programme search system DPSS 22 Skip searching the video tape 22 Recording from other equipment 23 Decoder switching operation 24 SPECIAL FEATURES ON YOUR VCR Child lock 25 CUSTOM...

Page 2: ...liquid drops inside the VCR unplug immediately and contact your SHARP dealer Do not use the VCR insert or drop anything into the tape compartment or through the air vents as this could result in serious damage fire or an electric shock POWER SOCKETS To avoid overheating or even fire insert the plug correctly into the socket DO NOT overload power sockets this may cause a fire or electric shock pull...

Page 3: ...SCART CABLE connects the VCR to the TV Remote Control Remote Control must be pointed towards the VCR to operate Do not expose to liquid or shock May not function if the VCR is in direct sunlight or any other strong light Replace both alkaline batteries type AA R6 UM3 if the remote control fails Remove the batteries and keep in a safe place if you do not plan to use the VCR for several months Remov...

Page 4: ... decoder to the VCR using a scart lead to LINE 2 IN DECODER socket on the VCR Connect the VCR to the mains Connect L1 IN OUT on the VCR to the scart input on your TV using the supplied scart lead Connect your TV to the VCR using the supplied RF connection cable i e connect the VCR RF OUT socket to the TV AERIAL IN socket AERIAL OR CATV CABLE DECODER UNIT OR SATELLITE SYSTEM BACK OF TELEVISION ...

Page 5: ...s been set correctly press DISPLAY until the time appears on the display If you wish to customise the channel order refer to MANUALLY SORTING CHANNELS VCR RESET 1 Press STOP to switch on the VCR 2 Press and hold MENU and CHANNEL buttons together on the front of the VCR for 10 seconds 3 The AUTO INSTALLATION screen should now be showing on your TV 4 Follow the on screen display to proceed with auto...

Page 6: ...cleaning is necessary it is not covered by the guarantee Use video tapes which carry the mark HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE PLAYBACK 1 Switch on your TV and select the video channel 2 Carefully push a pre recorded video tape into the tape compartment This will switch the VCR on If the record protection tab has been removed the VCR will start playback as soon as the video tape has been loaded 3 To s...

Page 7: ...deo tape During PLAYBACK of a video tape Press CHANNEL or to position picture interference off the TV screen Manual Tracking Press CHANNEL and buttons together to start Auto Tracking PAUSING AND SLOW MOTION 1 Press PLAY X2 to start the video tape playing 2 To pause the video tape press PAUSE STILL To minimise jitter whilst in pause mode press CHANNEL or Press PLAY X2 to resume playback 3 To playba...

Page 8: ...nt panel 3 To stop fast forward rewind press STOP FORWARD REVERSE VISUAL SEARCH 1 During playback press FAST FORWARD REWIND on the remote control or on the VCR front panel 2 To decrease the speed press FAST FORWARD REWIND again 3 Press PLAY X2 to resume playback NOTE There will be picture interference and possibly a change to black and white picture using Visual Fast Forward Rewind functions ...

Page 9: ...channel you wish to record on the VCR 3 To start recording press REC 4 To pause during recording press PAUSE STILL 5 To continue recording press REC 6 To stop recording press STOP once SIMPLE TIMED RECORDING 1 To specify a stop time press REC 2 Each additional press of REC will delay the stop time by 10 minutes 3 To stop recording at any time press STOP once NOTES If the tape ends before the recor...

Page 10: ...channel Preset PR may be highlighted on the menu 6 Enter the channel you wish to record using the NUMBER BUTTONS for example if you wish to record channel 2 press 0 2 The VCR will remember this for the future NOTES An ERROR message will appear if you have entered a number that is not a current SHOWVIEW number If this happens press CLEAR to delete the numbers as required and enter the correct SHOWV...

Page 11: ...mer settings press MENU to remove the menu from the TV screen 10 Press TIMER ON OFF once to place the VCR in TIMER STANDBY mode will be shown on the display NOTES If flashes a video tape has not been inserted into the VCR If the video tape is ejected when the VCR tries to record the record protection tab has been removed During recording press STOP to cancel the recording If there are further reco...

Page 12: ...ighlighted is the next available timer record entry Press SET to confirm this The display will automatically show today s date Either If this is the date you wish to make the recording on press SET to confirm this Or enter the recording date using the or the NUMBER BUTTONS Enter two digits for the day then two for the month For example for July 9th press 0 9 9th then 0 7 July 5 Then press SET to c...

Page 13: ... additional timer recordings repeat this procedure 12 When you have completed entering timer settings press MENU to remove the menu from the TV screen 13 Press TIMER ON OFF once to place the VCR in TIMER STAND BY mode will be shown on the display NOTES If flashes a video tape has not been inserted into the VCR If the video tape is ejected when the VCR tries to record the record protection tab has ...

Page 14: ...hlight the recording then press SET 3 Press to highlight the setting to be changed and correct it by using the or the NUMBER BUTTONS 4 When all corrections are complete press SET then press MENU CANCELLING A RECORDING 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of CHECKING A RECORDING 2 If you wish to cancel a delayed recording press to highlight the recording to be cancelled then press CLEAR 3 Press MENU NOTE If there...

Page 15: ...programme being received NICAM Hi Fi STEREO SOUND VC MH75FPM ONLY Your VCR can receive and record programmes broadcast in NICAM sound the factory pre set condition for NICAM is AUTO NICAM sound may not be stereo this depends on the programme being received Audio is automatically recorded in two different ways i Hi Fi Using specialised rotary heads two audio signals are recorded on to the tape Thes...

Page 16: ...shows how to connect your VCR to audio equipment When connected in this way stereo sound is possible from the speakers RF OUT SORTIEANTENNE ANTENNAIN ENTREE BACK OF EXISTING AERIAL CABLE RF CONNECTION CABLE RF OUT AUDIO OUT AMPLIFIER L and R TELEVISION AERIAL IN AUDIO PHONO LEADS NOT SUPPLIED ...

Page 17: ...orward and then return to its original position The tape remaining will be shown on the VCR display in hours and minutes For example if 1 hour 23 minutes is left on the tape NOTES PLAYING BACK A VIDEO TAPE REPEATEDLY You can set your VCR to automatically rewind at the end of playing a video tape and replay the entire tape again REPEAT will appear on the on screen display when selected To use this ...

Page 18: ...eo tape Note that You cannot record NTSC signals or dub NTSC tapes onto other VCR s from this VCR You cannot use Slow speed Still frame Double Speed Frame Advance or Tape Remaining with a pre recorded NTSC tape On some televisions the picture may appear in black and white or there may be no picture This does not indicate a fault with your VCR On some televisions the picture may shrink vertically c...

Page 19: ... measures the current position of the video tape in real time ZERO BACK uses the tape counter to determine a specific point on a tape you may wish to return to 1 Press DISPLAY until tape counter appears for example 2 To identify the current position on a video tape press CLEAR and the tape counter will appear When you wish to return to this position on the video tape press ZERO BACK The tape will ...

Page 20: ...OUR 3 Press to select AUTO PAL or SECAM 4 Press SET and then MENU to return to the normal screen SECAM This function selects either SECAM or MESECAM Please refer to the TV system map to determine which system to use 16 9 PLAYBACK AND RECORDING VC MH76FPM This feature allows the PLAYBACK and RECORDING of wide screen format signals 16 9 which should automatically change the picture size setting on a...

Page 21: ...tème SECAM Norme SECAM Norme MESECAM Type de cassette PAL SECAM MESECAM PAL SECAM MESECAM Lecture o o Noir et blanc o Noir et blanc o Norme de diffusion PAL B G SECAM L SECAM B G PAL B G SECAM L SECAM B G Système d enregistrement PAL SECAM SECAM PAL MESECAM MESECAM Carte des systèmes de télévision Zone Norme de diffision PAL B G SECAM B G SECAM L ...

Page 22: ...ress STOP or PLAY X2 NOTES SKIP SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE You can search the tape in 30 second time intervals To do this follow the procedure below 1 Press PLAY X2 to start the video tape playing 2 Press SKIP SEARCH on the remote control The number of times you press SKIP SEARCH determines the forward search time After searching normal playback will resume automatically Recordings must be longer th...

Page 23: ...ess INPUT SELECT on the remote control until the VCR display shows L2 3 If you wish to record from a source connected to LINE 1 IN OUT select L1 4 Press REC to start the recording NOTE There are many different ways of connecting external equipment to your VCR Please refer to your equipment operation manuals for further information RF OUT SORTIEANTENNE ANTENNAIN ENTREE Optional Scart connection not...

Page 24: ...can watch the descrambled picture When making recordings using a separate decoder connected as shown remember to leave the decoder function ON If you connect a decoder unit to the VCR the decoder unit provides a switching signal which will automatically allow your TV to display the descrambled signal routed through the VCR To use this feature make sure that the VCR is connected to both TV and deco...

Page 25: ...e in its present mode If CHILD LOCK is activated during playback once the tape reaches its end the VCR will automatically rewind the tape eject it and turn the power off TO DISENGAGE CHILD LOCK Press and hold for about 2 seconds starts flashing and then disappears CHILD LOCK is disengaged NOTES If you attempt to change modes by pressing another button while CHILD LOCK is on the indicator will flas...

Page 26: ... tuning in either direction Tuning will stop when a channel is received If it is not the desired channel press to continue tuning 7 Press to select FINE TUNING Press and hold until the sharpest colour picture is obtained 9 Press to select SKIP The SKIP function determines whether the channel can be selected when using the CHANNEL instead of the NUMBER BUTTONS 10 Press to select ON or OFF for this ...

Page 27: ... 14 CC 15 CC 16 CC 17 CC 18 CC 19 CC 20 B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 Nom de la Station Numéro réel Signals SECAM L PAL B G V H F CH 02 CH 03 CH 04 CH 05 CH 06 CH 07 CH 08 CH 09 CH 10 CH 11 CH 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 U H F CH 21 CH 22 CH 68 CH 69 21 22 68 69 21 22 68 69 Nom de la Station ...

Page 28: ...confirm 4 The MOVE position will be highlighted Press SET to confirm 5 Press to highlight the channel to be moved Press SET to confirm 6 Press to highlight the new position for the channel Press SET to confirm 7 If any more channels are to be moved repeat procedure from step 5 8 When all the channels are in your preferred order press MENU to leave the MENU function MENU SCREEN 2 MODE TR I CANAL 5 ...

Page 29: ...RT Press SET to confirm 4 Press to select CANCEL Press SET to confirm 5 Press to highlight the channel to be cancelled 6 Press SET twice to cancel the channel 7 When all the channels you wish have been cancelled press MENU CANCE L 1 5 1 CH 2 1 7 1 3 2 CH 3 2 8 1 4 3 CH 5 4 9 1 5 4 CH 6 5 1 0 1 6 5 1 1 1 7 6 1 2 1 8 5 6 MENU SCREEN 2 T I MER MODE TR I CANAL CANCE L 1 5 1 CH 2 1 7 1 3 2 CH 3 2 8 1 4...

Page 30: ... Press SET to confirm 4 Press to highlight NAME Press SETto confirm 5 Press to highlight the channel to be named Press SETto confirm 6 Press to rename the channel Press SET to confirm 7 If any more channels are to be renamed repeat procedure from step 5 8 When all the channels are named correctly press MENU to leave the MENU function MODE TR I CANAL 5 MENU SCREEN 2 6 NAME 1 5 1 CH 2 1 7 2 CH 3 2 8...

Page 31: ...lock manually 1 Press MENU Press to select SET UP Press SET to confirm 2 Press to select CLOCK Press SET to confirm 3 Press to select either 12 or 24 hour clock 4 Press to select TIME Enter the time using the NUMBER BUTTONS or If the minutes are less than 10 enter the leading 0 If using the 12 hour clock enter AM or PM by pressing on the remote control 5 Press to select DATE Enter the date using t...

Page 32: ...r VCR is connected to your TV with a scart lead when you start to play a video tape the VCR will automatically switch its output so that the playback picture is shown on the TV In this case VCR will appear on the VCR display You can manually override this by pressing TV VCR on the remote control Now the TV broadcast channel will be seen on the TV screen and VCR will disappear from the VCR display ...

Page 33: ...ures will also be shown on screen 3 COUNTER this display will show the tape counter and amount of tape remaining 4 DISPLAY OFF this will remove the display from the screen NOTES The default time and date will not be displayed if the clock has not been set The VCR will return to display 1 each time it is switched on If you are recording from this VCR to another make sure you remove the display from...

Page 34: ...0 video cassette in Long Play LP mode Tape width 12 7 mm Tape speed 23 39 mm s Standard Play SP 11 70 mm s Long Play LP Antenna 75 Ω unbalanced Reception channels BG Channel VHF 2 12 S1 S41 Channel UHF 21 69 L Channel VHF 2 12 B Q Channel UHF 21 69 Power requirement AC 230V 50 Hz Power consumption 17 W approx STANDBY 3W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C Storage temperature 20 C to 55 C Video input...

Page 35: ...ss the TIMER ON OFF button to disengage timer VCR will not respond to any commands Check CHILD LOCK is not engaged Safety device operating unplug VCR for 2 hours PLAYBACK No picture appears Make sure the TV is set to the video channel Check all connecting cables Playback picture is snowy Adjust the tracking using CHANNEL buttons Try another tape The video heads may have been contaminated refer to ...

Page 36: ...ough CHANNEL buttons are pressed Make sure the VCR is not in Timer or Menu mode Desired channel position can not be selected The channel position has been set to be skipped Cancel the SKIP mode for that channel No colour or poor TV picture on normal viewing Make sure all the cables are connected properly Make sure the VCR power cord is properly plugged in Desired channel has interference Possible ...

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